Book Clubs Column by Julie Hale

Egan's third novel is a chilling modern-gothic story set in Manhattan and Europe. The story's narrator, a convict named Ray, is spinning the tale for his prison creative writing class, in hopes of getting close to his teacher. The story he conjures up centers on Danny and Howard, cousins who come together in Eastern Europe at a medieval castle they've agreed to renovate. At the castle, they...

Audio Column by Sukey Howard

Keep your wits about you as you enter The Keep, Jennifer Egan's latest novel, or you might get lost in the intriguing, intricately convoluted maze of stories. Danny, an edgy, somewhat paranoid Manhattanite, obsessive about constant connectivity, goes to work for Howie, his estranged cousin, who's intent on transforming a crumbling Gothic castle in remote Eastern Europe into a luxury hotel...